Beijing’s upcoming mega airport set to be the busiest in the world

Amid farmlands on the outskirts of Beijing, a massive construction site rising above the horizon bustles with activity as 8,000 workers build a new mega airport.

Aimed at easing passenger load from Beijing’s other two airports, Daxing International Airport is scheduled to become operational in June 2019, said Li Jianhua, vice chairman of Beijing City Planning New Airport Construction.

In this picture taken on August 30, 2018, workers are seen on a crane inside the terminal building of the new Beijing Daxing international airport under construction in Beijing. Photo: Nicolas Asfouri/AFP.

It will operate at full capacity by 2025 with eight runways expected to transport 72 million passengers annually – making it set to be the world’s busiest airport.

The International Air Transport Association has forecast that by 2020, existing airports in Beijing, Manila and Singapore will have reached full capacity.

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